Improvement in movable standards in wagons



UNITED STATES WILLIAM D. FINK, OF WINDSOR, ILLINOIS.

'IMPRovEMENT |N MovABLE. STANDARDS IN wAGoNs.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 116,289, dated Junev27, 1871.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM D. FINK, of Windsor, in the county of Shelby and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Movable Standards in Wagons; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawing formin g part of this speciication.

This invention relates to a new and useful improvement in wagon-standards, and consists in making' them movable or adjustable on the end of the bolster so as to make the ywagon-body broader or narrower, as may be desired, to accommodate diierent kinds of loading, or for other purposes.

In the accompanying drawing, Figiue l represents a vertical section of the standard and end ofthe bolster taken on the line .c :v oi' Fig. 2. Fig. 2 is a top view.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

A is the bolster of the wagon. B is a double strap E, seen in Fig. 1. F is a hole bored in the end of the bolster. Gr is a screw-nut placed in a recess, as seen. H is ascrew-bolt which passes through the end of the socket B and into the hole F, engaging with nut G. As before stated the socket B (with the standard) slides on the bolster, and it will be seen that by turning the screw-bolt the socket will be drawn back on the bolster and may be adjusted to any position re- Having thus described'iny invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- A standard for bolsters of wagons, arranged to be adjusted laterally, substantially as shown and described. Y

WILLIAM D. FLNK.

Witnesses:

ELI YoRK, ANDY A. RIoKETTs.

it is rigidly secured by side braces and the brace- 

